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Roberto Varela

Case from Tucson, AZ dated Apr 06, 2018

Victim Details

Roberto Varela

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Tucson

AZ

2018-04-06

36

Roberto

Varela

06/19/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 6, 2018, the sound of gunshots pierced the quiet of a neighborhood on Tucson's southwest side. When police arrived at the area of West 20th Street and South Farmington Road at approximately 1:14 a.m., they discovered 36-year-old Roberto Varela inside his maroon 2007 Hyundai coupe, suffering from obvious signs of gunshot trauma.

Officers immediately began to render aid to the wounded man, and paramedics were summoned to the scene. Members of the Tucson F ...
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  • Arizona Daily Star: Tucson police ID man killed in Friday shooting
  • Arizona Daily Star: Dad killed, son wounded in drive-by shooting on Tucson's east side
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